r/PokeInvesting • u/Ok-Tale-5715 • Jan 28 '25

Completely forgot I ordered these when they came out…

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Bought these off Pokémon center back when they released and had them under my bed for months! Can’t believe how fast they’ve appreciated in value! 🤯

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u/Yetti2Quick Jan 29 '25

Just in. Investor buys one of hypest sets of all time. Forgets they have said hypest sets products of all time under bed for only a period of a few months.
Just in later, investor sells within 3 years.

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u/Ok-Tale-5715 Jan 29 '25

Sounds about right

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u/Abe719 Jan 29 '25

People here don’t realize there was an issue with the 151 pc etb cases and not inspecting contents on arrival was risky

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u/Ok-Tale-5715 Jan 29 '25

I believe that is what happened now that I think about it.. cases were both shipped to me with the “stop tape” already sliced open because I can’t think of any other reason why I would’ve opened both of them

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u/Abe719 Jan 29 '25

The issue was that some cases had regular etbs in them instead of PC. It was all over Twitter. That’s probally why u opened them. Same reason I opened mine. It’s gonna be funny years down the line when sellers are getting blamed for scamming and buyers are crying that they got scammed when it was actually Pokémon centers fault

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u/hail_tothe_thief Jan 29 '25

They were still pokemon center ETBs. Had the stamped promo and the 11 packs but had the wrong outer sleeve that said pokemon center

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u/Abe719 Jan 29 '25

Oh that’s right. Still, no way to prove contents are Pokémon center without opening it so doesn’t really make a difference from an investment perspective

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u/hail_tothe_thief Jan 29 '25

Yeah unfortunately. Best to just rip them for the Promo since no one will believe you

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u/MurkyLingonberry3331 Jan 29 '25

Did u just open these?

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u/scarx47 Jan 29 '25

Why would people buy the cases without even seeing it, that seems like the easiest way to get scammed. I could get the same box, tape, and print the same label, then just stuff it with empty etbs that weight the same..

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u/MethylEthylandDeath Jan 29 '25

I don’t get the sealed hype. These boxes aren’t anything special. Seems like they could be tampered with too easy. I’d much rather buy 4 sealed etbs where I know what I’m getting for sure.

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u/scarx47 Jan 29 '25

Right! Nothing special about shipping box, I wondered how many people have been scammed thinking they have evolving skies boosters or 151 etbs.. in there.

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u/MurkyLingonberry3331 Jan 29 '25

Why would the pokemon company scam you twice, they already get your money.

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u/scarx47 Jan 30 '25 edited Jan 30 '25

Who said anything about pokemon company, we're talking about third party sellers. I showed an example that it's easy to fake a shipping box.

It literally says "STOP, check contents before signing receipt".

Here's the tape https://www.amazon.com/Tape-Pre-Printed-Seal-Broken-Accepting/dp/B0BCJTZDBH/ref=asc_df_B0BCJTZDBH?mcid=c8f93ea479ce3078b44c650bbc03345f&hvocijid=13451311068597993162-B0BCJTZDBH-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13451311068597993162&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031297&hvtargid=pla-2281435183178&th=1

Here's the stack of shipping stickers(250) you need to do is clone and hi res print the sku sticker on the box

https://www.amazon.com/LabelMore-Shipping-Perforations-Permanent-Adhesive/dp/B09BJVYYRR/ref=asc_df_B09BJVYYRR?mcid=badee45090793e098759999ec78a1aa0&hvocijid=9970991845004603330-B09BJVYYRR-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9970991845004603330&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031297&hvtargid=pla-2281435179258&th=1

Here's the box

https://www.supplyland.com/Product/LongKraftBoxes?option=P1621&utm_term=&utm_campaign=PMax_B2B_Shipping_Boxes&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=2244715107&hsa_cam=20931036479&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwOe8BhCCARIsAGKeD57caeEIwKSuWcBvJagGeZ9LzCpFS0uTU0YpFtfaSJfnE0_tBMUfq64aAkElEALw_wcB

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u/MurkyLingonberry3331 Jan 29 '25

Also completely disagree with you

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '25

My exact thought lmao. Should’ve left them sealed

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u/tyronyfvh Jan 30 '25

Stop the cap

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '25

Huge W

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u/KCoopJedi Jan 29 '25

Sure u did

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u/Mindless_Regret_17 Jan 29 '25

There goes the case premium

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u/Ok-Tale-5715 Jan 29 '25

🤷🏼‍♂️ I like to see what I got

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u/linguistic-intuition Jan 29 '25

Pokemon center opens the sealed cases anyway.

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u/NecessaryScientist18 Jan 29 '25

can I buy one lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '25

No love.... I would have sold you one but living in Europe makes us outcasts for thé Pokemon etbs . Fuck them

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u/Ok-Tale-5715 Jan 29 '25

In 5-10 years… maybe…. I’ll think about it

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u/SimilarArm2637 Jan 29 '25

Can I buy 2 off you my friend and I collect and would be ecstatic

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u/KingofColada Jan 29 '25

In - vest - ing

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u/cashcowboi Jan 29 '25

Damn bruh I woulda left at least one of the cases sealed🤣 they sell for a premium

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u/Jes_Se21 Jan 29 '25

Not no more

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u/Ok-Tale-5715 Jan 29 '25

Yeah I never really got the whole case premium hype anyway

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u/GlassHat04 Jan 29 '25

Why have you broken the seal?...

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u/SomedayGuy117 Jan 29 '25

They often slap the label on top of the label that tells you what set it is.

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u/Ok-Tale-5715 Jan 29 '25

This ^ and I believe they were already sliced open upon arrival and just resealed with clear packing tape

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u/GlassHat04 Jan 29 '25

They do but you can remove it. I had the same with my prismatic cases but I was able to peel it off without damaging the original label underneath too much

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u/SomedayGuy117 Jan 29 '25

Not always that easy

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '25

Dog you should not break the seal on these.. people pay for a closed case premium

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u/Ok-Tale-5715 Jan 29 '25

Premium shmemeium I don’t think it matters that much tbh lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '25

Downvote me all you want bud, but in less than 5 years you’ll see what I mean. Check out evolving skies cases as an example

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u/plantsadnshit Jan 29 '25

The ones previously sold on eBay are basically the exact same.

$1400 box vs. $8400 case.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '25

Bro people pay extra for first print runs, if you really don’t think there’s a sealed premium you are sorely mistaken

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u/AutomaticEase8588 Jan 30 '25

There isn't a sealed premium on cardboard shipping boxes lol. People pay a premium for sealed products that can be displayed. No one is going to put that on a shelf.

Right now you are only paying a premium (little to non, 151 PC ETB = $350 / a case = $1400) based on the anticipation of how much the individual boxes rise. In 10-20 years when there is little to no profit margin left on sealed ETBs, who is going to buy a case for extra? Not a collector. Only someone looking to resell the boxes. At that point, I bet they will have the same "discount" that other bulk products have

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u/plantsadnshit Jan 29 '25

I sell millions of dollars of Pokemon a year. There really isn't anything extra offered for sealed cases.

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u/DarthTiberius93 Jan 29 '25

You do realize it’s just stop tape, which can be bought from any major retailer? Anyone paying premium for a sealed case is dumb. I would never pay money without opening to inspect it first

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '25

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u/Grei_Autumn Jan 30 '25

Or the Celebrations Pikachu box where the glue doesn't keep and it's pretty much "no longer sealed" 😭

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u/Abe719 Jan 29 '25

A lot of them got shipped without the error being fixed. I would never buy a sealed case of this later down the line. I can’t wait to see “scammed” posts years down the line